Wanted: Writers for Awards Show Jokes. Must Be Skilled at Diplomacy

Wanted: Writers for Awards Show Jokes. Must Be Skilled at Diplomacy

In the middle of struggling through the opening monologue of the Golden Globes in January, the comic Jo Koy did something unusual, if not unprecedented, for the host of a major awards show: He blamed the writers. “I wrote some of these — and they’re the ones you’re laughing at,” he said of his jokes, … Read more

What Trump did to make career diplomats really mad: Ex-EU ambassador

What Trump did to make career diplomats really mad: Ex-EU ambassador

In his new book, “The Envoy: Mastering the Art of Diplomacy with Trump and the World,” (Bombardier Books), Gordon Sondland discusses his time in the Trump Administration from 2018-2020. The longtime businessman and hotelier-turned-European Union ambassador has seen the inner workings of international relations, and even testified as a witness in November 2019 in the impeachment … Read more